Data Engineer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 5% · 157
• Middle 10% · 319
• Senior 67% · 2,175
• Lead+ 19% · 612

Few Junior roles — 5%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 3 263 postings that name a level, Junior — 5%, Middle — 10%, Senior — 67%, Lead+ — 19%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ Python37%
• ✔ SQL31%
• ✔ AWS25%
• ○ Azure23%
• ○ Databricks23%
• ○ Airflow18%
• ○ dbt13%
• ○ Spark12%

✔ — in 25%+ of postings, ○ — often listed as a plus

Share of open postings that mention each skill: Python — 37%, SQL — 31%, AWS — 25%, Azure — 23%, Databricks — 23%, Airflow — 18%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US1,039
• 🇵🇱 Poland823
• 🇬🇧 the UK562
• 🇮🇳 India405
• 🇸🇬 Singapore341
• 🇩🇪 Germany248

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team55%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites41%
• Telegram channels — job channels4%

Where the openings come from: 55% from company career sites (direct apply), 41% from job boards, 4% from Telegram channels.